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Learning Objectives

Chapter 1

General Objective: Understand how to plan and begin working on a research assignment.

The instructional material and multimedia assets in this topic will help you master the following objectives:

• Understand how to schedule the steps for preparing a research paper.
• Understand how to find a topic of appropriate scope for the assignment.
• Understand how to create effective notes while researching the paper.
• Review the paradigms, or typical patterns, for different types of papers.
• Determine the components of a typical research paper.

Chapter 2

General Objective: Understand how to draft, write, format, and edit a research paper.

The instructional material and multimedia assets in this topic will help you master the following objectives:

• Understand how to focus a paper’s argument, refine the thesis statement, and write an academic title.
• Understand how to draft a paper.
• Identify and understand how to avoid sexist and biased language.
• Understand how to write the introduction, body, and conclusion of a paper.
• Understand how to format a paper according to the appropriate style guidelines.
• Understand how to revise, edit, and proofread a paper.

Chapter 3

Upon completing this chapter, you will be able to:

• Describe Georgia's historic past.
• Explain Georgia's bifactional politics.
• Identify aspects of the "Three Governors" dilemma.

Chapter 4

Upon completing this chapter, you will be able to:

• Identify the limitations imposed by geography.
• Describe the countercyclical economic pattern of antebellum Georgia.
• Identify the reason for the demise of the Whig Party.
• Identify an impact of the Civil War on Georgia.
• Describe the continuing power of wealthy whites during Reconstruction.
• Describe the reasons for Democratic Party dominance in Georgia.
• Describe the reasons fo the Talmadge machine's dominance.
• Name the institution that ended Georgia's county apportionment system.
• Identify one of the current population trends.
• Describe the reasons for two party growth in Georgia.

Chapter 5

Upon completing this chapter, you will be able to:

• Identify the relationship between race and Republican politics in Georgia.
• Describe the rebuilding of the Republican Party in Georgia.
• Identify aspects of the GOP Breakthrough.

Chapter 6

Upon completing this chapter, you will be able to:

• Identify the relationship between the Georgia and U.S. Constitutions.
• Identify the relationship between Georgia and the Bill of Rights.
• Identify the development of Georgia From Trustee Charter to Constitutional Colony.
• Describe The Constitution of 1777.
• Describe The Constitution of 1798.
• Describe The Constitution of 1861.
• Describe the The Constitution of 1865.
• Describe The Constitution of 1877.
• Identify aspects of the Constitution of 1945.

Chapter 7

Upon completing this chapter, you will be able to:

• Identify the personnel in the Georgia General Assembly.
• Explain campaign finance in the Georgia General Assembly.
• Describe The Legislative Elections in Georgia.
• Describe The Party Leadership in the Georgia General Assembly.
• Identify features of the The Legislative Process in the Georgia General Assembly.
• Identify aspects of Innovation and Change of the Georgia General Assembly.
• Describe The cleavages within the Georgia General Assembly.
• Describe The Staff Support and Resources at the Georgia General Assembly.
• Identify Norms Governing Behavior in the General Assembly.

Chapter 8

Upon completing this chapter, you will be able to:

• Identify the role and function of the governor.
• Identify the governor's responsibilities.
• Describe the governor's budgetary powers.
• Describe the role and function of the Governor's personal staff.
• Describe the role of the Lieutenant Governor.
• Identify features of the other constitutional officesIdentify features of the other constitutional offices.
• Identify aspects of the office of Secretary of State.
• Identify aspects of the office of Attorney General.
• Describe the role of the Insurance Commissioner.

Chapter 9

Upon completing this chapter, you will be able to:

• Describe Georgia's Court System.
• Explain Trial Court Proceedings in Georgia.
• Identify the aspects of appellate proceedings.
• Identify the concept of the Amicus Curiae.
• Identify bases for judicial decisions.
• Identify aspects of judicial selection.
• Explain how judicial contests became more political.
• Identify aspects of judicial misconduct.
• Describe the role and function of other judicial officers.

Chapter 10

Upon completing this chapter, you will be able to:

• Describe Georgia's County Government.
• Identify the role of the county commissioners.
• Identify the concept of consolidated government.
• Identify the role of municipal government.
• Identify the roles and functions of other local public officials.
• Identify the sources of local revenue.
• Describe The Urbanization of Georgia.
• Describe Corporate Federalism and Milton County.
• Explain the function and the role of MARTA.

Chapter 11

Upon completing this chapter, you will be able to:

• Describe discriminatory voting practices in Georgia.
• Identify the relationship between Georgia and the Voting Rights Act.
• Identify the nature of African American Office Holding in Georgia.
• Identify the significance of the Georgia Voter Photo ID.

Chapter 12

Upon completing this chapter, you will be able to:

• Describe the concept of "One-Person, One-Vote" in Georgia.
• Identify Racial and Partisan Consequences of Redistricting.
• Identify the aspects of redistricting in a new century.
• Identify the relationship between redistricting and partisanship.
• Identify the regional shift in Georgia politics.
• Identify the significance of the 2011 redistricting.

Chapter 13

Upon completing this chapter, you will be able to:

• Identify the relationship between political parties and the electorate.
• Describe the influence of party organization.
• Identify the role of party in the government.

Chapter 14

Upon completing this chapter, you will be able to:

• Identify the types of interest groups.
• Describe the influence of lobbyists in Georgia.
• Describe the The Impact of the Change in Party Control on Lobbying.
• Describe the development of Ethics Reform in Georgia.

Chapter 15

Upon completing this chapter, you will be able to:

• Identify the types of primaries.
• Identify the aspects of the Presidential Primary in Georgia.
• Identify features of Georgia's general elections.
• Identify the aspects of Georgia's municipal elections.
• Describe special elections in Georgia.
• Describe voter registration in Georgia.
• Describe the act of voting in Georgia.
• Describe voter participation by ethnic groups.
• Describe Campaign Finance in Georgia.
• Describe the role of campaign consulting in Georgia.

Chapter 16

Upon completing this chapter, you will be able to:

• Identify aspects of contemporary education in Georgia.
• Identify the performance rates in Georgia schools.
• Identify features of he evolution of public education in Georgia.
• Identify aspects of educating the Freedmen.
• Describe Early Education Reforms in Georgia.
• Describe the role of The Sibley Commission.
• Describe the Quality Basic Education Act.
• Identify the features of the Georgia Lottery and HOPE.
• Describe recent efforts in educational policy.
• Describe the concept of the "Tough Times" educational policy.